Mast Cells Can Enhance Resistance to Snake and Honeybee Venoms
Mast Cells Can Enhance Resistance to Snake and Honeybee Venoms
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Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Snake or honeybee envenomation can cause substantial morbidity and mortality, and it has been proposed that the activation of mast cells by snake or insect venoms can contribute to these effects. We show, in contrast, that mast cells can significantly reduce snake-venom-induced pathology in mice, at least in part by releasing carboxypeptidase A and...
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Mast Cells Can Enhance Resistance to Snake and Honeybee Venoms
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_35271893
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_35271893
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0036-8075
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1095-9203
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10.1126/science.1128877
